In these pictures we celebrate Halloween, Thanksgiving, Chanukah, and Christmas! Plus some pictures of Melissa as she gets more and more gravid, as we celebrate her birthday at Chateau Tivoli in San Francisco. Then we had a great trip to Bear Valley up in the Sierra Nevadas for a visit to snow country, sledding and skiing.
Carving the pumpkin
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Dave, OBeth, Ellie, Melissa, and Joel
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Peter, Ellie, and Benjamin
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Rachel and Joel: sibling non-rivalry
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Love the tire swing!
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Benjamin as Bob the Builder
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Benjamin gets wired into the music
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Stirring cranberry chutney with Lucia
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Taming the wild turkey
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Gathering with Aunt Suzie for Thanksgiving
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Trying for a nice family photograph
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Lighting the Chanukah candles
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Playing on the xylophone with Sherwin
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Such a sweet angelic face
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Pop-up book of dinosaurs
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Enjoying the Bavarian cream
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Singing happy birthday to mommy
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Wants to read all of Joel's books
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Melissa's birthday celebration at Chateau Tivoli
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Melissa at 30 weeks
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Beautiful flowers from the Spokane Singers
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Pulling the sled in the snow at Bear Valley, CA
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It's a little cold out here!
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Back inside for warm food
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Cooperating on the fire truck puzzle with Peter
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A fun way to play billiards
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Exhausted after all the fun, but happy
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Swinging around
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Ready for a train ride
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Lunch at Bettie-Ann and Barrie's place
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The tree in our yard blooms in February!
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